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back in washington, more troubles await the commander in chief. lawmakers are criticizing the president's plan. >> he has failed to explain the programs which are lawful, which have saved lives. >> we need to do better in educating our public. >> reporter: the former director of the nsa, said that added oversight could -- >> you need to be careful how many processes you put in there. >> reporter: the leaks seem to have pushed u.s./russia relations to a post cold war low. president obama has canceled a meeting with russian president vladimir putin, originally scheduled for next month. some lawmakers want a stronger gesture. >> mr. putin does not have united states/russia relationships in any priority. that's the way to treat mr. putin. >> reporter: snowden's father continues to defend his son, who he is preparing to visit in russia, after recently securing the papers he needs to travel. some analysts argue that the president shouldn't be tougher on russia but should work on restoring that relationship. especially as the u.s. confronts unrest in syr
back in washington, more troubles await the commander in chief. lawmakers are criticizing the president's plan. >> he has failed to explain the programs which are lawful, which have saved lives. >> we need to do better in educating our public. >> reporter: the former director of the nsa, said that added oversight could -- >> you need to be careful how many processes you put in there. >> reporter: the leaks seem to have pushed u.s./russia relations to a post cold...
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what they say they're doing in washington. any voter can choose what standard he votes. someone that represents the values you have and follows through a something that is critical to most. >> as far as republican leaders they have not committed to what they're going to do,, how they are going to stand. they have supported appropriations bills. mitch mcconnell pointed out that the crs has said even if you defund this there is still enough discretionary spending that it would continue. how do you ring republican leaders are going to handle this? what is your response? >> if you have a shut down, obama does not stop. i agree completely. part of the reason that social security continues to go on is that it is entitlement spending and there is a lot of entitlement spending and obamacare. that that is separate from the funding. we are willing to see a cr being passed but we do not want to defund obamacare. the amendment since 1976 has said none of the money and medicaid can be used to fund abortion. in 1982 president reagan's relat
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. >>> also, you thought debate got heated in washington. why taiwanese lawmakers are getting violent in parliament and how this brawl compares to some of the best we've ever seen. this is whey too otherly. "way too early." >>> we have all that and the millennials who are saying there's no place like home as well as this incredible comeback that happened in boston. good morning, everybody. i'm thomas roberts in for brian shackman. it is friday, august 2nd. we begin with pakistan and america's uneasy ally calling for an end to drone strikes on its soil. pakistan and the u.s. are opening the dialogue. this relationship has been strainve t u.s. drone program and what the u.s. believes is pakistan's half hearted approaching to cracking down in their borders. secretary of state john kerry is suggesting the program could be winding down adding most of the threat has been eliminated. kerry also said that he believes president obama has a real time line for ending the striem. remarks the state department walked back. u.s. drone strikes killed 8 susp
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i'm chris matthews in washington. the content of his character. remember that great line in martin luther king's speech? remember how he offered the hope that his four little children as he put it would some day be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character? have we reached that day? have we? is that how people of color are judged today? is that how the president of the united states has been judged? by the content of his character? i wish. you may wish. he must wish. barack obama the man has led a remarkable life. he excelled in school. he climbed to the ivy league and made editor of the harvard law review in a blind test that has nothing to do with affirmative action. nothing. he has led an unblemished life, has been a solid faithful husband, a loving caring father to his daughters. his political flaw is that he spends too many evenings with his family and not enough time caging and winning over the follow politicians. he's too much the stay at home husband. and what has been the judgment of the right wing? have
i'm chris matthews in washington. the content of his character. remember that great line in martin luther king's speech? remember how he offered the hope that his four little children as he put it would some day be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character? have we reached that day? have we? is that how people of color are judged today? is that how the president of the united states has been judged? by the content of his character? i wish. you may wish. he must...
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and a situation that hasn't happened in my years in washington, where washington is residing over a budget policy that is a drag on the economy so they're partly to blame. gwen: the president said to you in the "new york times" interview this week that you conducted, jackie, that there are some republicans with whom he can get along. the brilliant ones agree with him. [laughter] and i'm paraphrasing but there are those who are stubborn who don't agree with him. is there even a potential outline for a grand bargain if the president says that's only my way. >> there's always been an outline for a grand bargain but nobody can quite get there and nobody is quite willing to take all of the steps necessary to do that. there are a handful of republicans from the senate that the president continues wi to dinner -- dinner and that's a smaller group and he likes them and they seem to like him but based on the last few meetings, there's no evidence that they're really making any progress and i think as we head into september you'd have to say the prospects are pretty dim. >> one thing is different. w
and a situation that hasn't happened in my years in washington, where washington is residing over a budget policy that is a drag on the economy so they're partly to blame. gwen: the president said to you in the "new york times" interview this week that you conducted, jackie, that there are some republicans with whom he can get along. the brilliant ones agree with him. [laughter] and i'm paraphrasing but there are those who are stubborn who don't agree with him. is there even a...
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voting record and his willingness to roll over and cede power to president obama and the liberals in washington prove he is no friend to the american people or the citizens of the commonwealth of kentucky >> stephen: i knew this guy was a left wing progressive loon in 2010 when he said this. >> our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. disbelief so back to the lesbian food co-op, rainbow warrior. now fortunately there's a way for lawmakers to do their jobs without consequences, and it brings us to tonight's word. [ cheers and applause ] secrets and laws. nation, like all americans, i am closely following the senate finance committee's effort to draft a new comprehensive tax reform bill. now, folks, the committee's top democrat and republican, senators max baucus and/or and n hatch are asking their senate colleagues for suggestions on the new tax code. what should be dedubt i believe? what should the top tax rate be? but these senators know it is too risky for the other senators to be public about their public policy so they assuredded la
voting record and his willingness to roll over and cede power to president obama and the liberals in washington prove he is no friend to the american people or the citizens of the commonwealth of kentucky >> stephen: i knew this guy was a left wing progressive loon in 2010 when he said this. >> our top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama a second term. disbelief so back to the lesbian food co-op, rainbow warrior. now fortunately there's a way...
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let's make sure washington gets up and does its job. and what makes me frustrated is sometimes the very folks who say they stand with our military proudly, the same ones who are standing in the way of fixing the sequester. it's important to look at deeds and not words. now, keep in mind, it is true that for our national security, we've always got to look and make sure we're dealing with our deficits and our debt. our economy is strong. that means the military will be strong, if our economy is weak, that weakens our military. but our deficits right now are falling at the fastest rate in decades. we've cut them in half. and they keep on moving in the right direction, in that context, congress needs to agree on a responsible plan that reduces our deficits but also keeps our military strong. also invested in education, also invests in research. also invests in our infrastructure. that's what you deserve, that's what your families deserve, that's what i'm fighting for, and that's my commitment to you. keeping our military son
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kentucky gets back about $1.50 for every dollar it sends to washington. rand paul comes back and says, but we have military bases. has the guy never heard of ft. dix? new jersey has military bases. >> it does. >> but none of this is relevant to the ideologues. the great irony is the guys from the red states receive all these benefits, mostly financed by the blue states. that's the very spending they're trying to cut. >> of course, absolutely. karen, is this a preview of the 2016 republican presidential prima primary? if it is, it will be a lot of pulled pork. >> get ready, my friend. >> exactly. absolutely. we've seen the fractures within the republican party coming for a very long time, but suddenly they're cracked wide open, not even trying to keep it behind closed doors. it is outs there on the streets. street fighting, basically. you have this faction that's very beholding to the tea party. then you have the sort of center-right republicans that sort of the old guard republicans, you might say. >> all the establishment. >> exactly, and people like the
kentucky gets back about $1.50 for every dollar it sends to washington. rand paul comes back and says, but we have military bases. has the guy never heard of ft. dix? new jersey has military bases. >> it does. >> but none of this is relevant to the ideologues. the great irony is the guys from the red states receive all these benefits, mostly financed by the blue states. that's the very spending they're trying to cut. >> of course, absolutely. karen, is this a preview of the...
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, an established washington. and so that will be a very powerful message for her going forward. and she has pretty high favorable ratings in the state. she is an established player, from an established political family there. is the toughest possible challenger he could have drawn. so he is in a tough place where right now he can't say anything for fear of his right flank, and the voters in the election. >> the leaders normally are very popular in their home states. their own election is never at risk. and that is why they can lead. they can actually do things because their own electorate frees them up to do it. i think the last one we saw with this kind of risk it tom daschle. >> and i think krystel makes a good point. you don't want to count mitch mcconnell out, he is a very savvy politician. but he has no intent to govern. it is a horrible set not just for mitch mcconnell, but for the country at large. he is having to run the republican caucus and the senate while trying to protect himself from the right flank
, an established washington. and so that will be a very powerful message for her going forward. and she has pretty high favorable ratings in the state. she is an established player, from an established political family there. is the toughest possible challenger he could have drawn. so he is in a tough place where right now he can't say anything for fear of his right flank, and the voters in the election. >> the leaders normally are very popular in their home states. their own election is...
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until we change who we send to washington. our senator has a track record of trusting this government. >> do these candidates, james, make it more and more impossible to get something done in washington because they force the republican incumbents even further to the right, which also reinforces gridlock? >> that's exactly right, reverend. remember, when it's all said and done, these tea party challenges are not necessarily going to be so successful at gaining office. what they're successful at doing is polling and leading the republican party, particular these senators, to the right. if you look at the rhetoric of senator mcconnell, look at the rhett wrik syndromely graham, wherever possible they try to critique and antagonize this president. that's because they try to prepare themselves for this whole process of being outflanked by the tea party challengers. at the end of the day, what has happened is the republican party has become less and less representative because it's being controlled by a minority is very, very vocal
until we change who we send to washington. our senator has a track record of trusting this government. >> do these candidates, james, make it more and more impossible to get something done in washington because they force the republican incumbents even further to the right, which also reinforces gridlock? >> that's exactly right, reverend. remember, when it's all said and done, these tea party challenges are not necessarily going to be so successful at gaining office. what they're...
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i'm kris matthews in washington. he has done it to damascus, now he is doing it here. president obama today drew a red line here at home. any republican who tries to bring this country into the default, fails to pay interest on the national debt is the enemy. there will be no deals, the president says, no talks, no schmoozes, no bedtime stories, no nothing. you are cut off. america will pay its debts. it will not default. it will not destroy its credit in the world. and you can threaten. you can scream and yell, but the united states government will not fail in the bankruptcy because of this economic terrorism you on the right purport to be a political philosophy. well, the secretary of the treasury said it less dramatically this morning, but said it just as clearly. any attempt by the right wing to threaten this country with national default will be met with the strongest response, no deals. bashar al assad in damascus, but against those in this country who would jeopardize the country's financial strength. joining me right now are two political pros, democrat steve m
i'm kris matthews in washington. he has done it to damascus, now he is doing it here. president obama today drew a red line here at home. any republican who tries to bring this country into the default, fails to pay interest on the national debt is the enemy. there will be no deals, the president says, no talks, no schmoozes, no bedtime stories, no nothing. you are cut off. america will pay its debts. it will not default. it will not destroy its credit in the world. and you can threaten. you...
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good morning from washington. it's august 2nd, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. we begin with the new jobs report for the month of july. to say it's a mixed bag is an understatement. the good news, the unemployment rate is down to 7.4%. it's the lowest level since december of 2000 but just 162,000 jobs were added. well short of market expectations. and the lowest figure this year since march. we also saw a significant revision over the last two months. the number in may was revised down from 195,000 to 176,000. the number in june also revised down. over the two months, some 26,000 jobs were taken off the books. so in term, of the sector, let's take a look. business services were all up significantly. manufacturing was up. but just 6,000. look at this one. government actually added 1,000 jobs. not much but that is a turn. a sign that the public sector is hiring again after cutting more than 900,000 jobs over the past three years. we're going to have more with mark in a couple minutes, breaking down this report furt
good morning from washington. it's august 2nd, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. we begin with the new jobs report for the month of july. to say it's a mixed bag is an understatement. the good news, the unemployment rate is down to 7.4%. it's the lowest level since december of 2000 but just 162,000 jobs were added. well short of market expectations. and the lowest figure this year since march. we also saw a significant...
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sdplo dunbar high school in washington, d.c. first opened its door in 1870 as america's first black public school. operating under discriminatory segregation laws and a racist congressman who controlled the school's budget, dunbar more than defied the odds, producing a number of pioneers who were among the first bar remember-breaking african-americans in their respective fields. the school is a subject of a new book called "first class." the legacy of dunbar, america's first black public high school. i'm delighted to say that the author joins us now. welcome back. >> thank you so much for your interest. >> i mentioned the pioneers all alumni. the list includes wesley brown, the first black naval academy graduate, edward brook, the first black politician poplarly elected to the u.s. senate. normal johnson. that's just to name a few. how do you in the book account for this school, this first school produces such a group of limbnaries. >> it's an amazing story, and a school that had to fight to exist in washington, d.c., even thoug
sdplo dunbar high school in washington, d.c. first opened its door in 1870 as america's first black public school. operating under discriminatory segregation laws and a racist congressman who controlled the school's budget, dunbar more than defied the odds, producing a number of pioneers who were among the first bar remember-breaking african-americans in their respective fields. the school is a subject of a new book called "first class." the legacy of dunbar, america's first black...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. it's a ghastly story, more ghastly than most can imagine. three women kept captive in the dark for over a decade, again and again raped, chained to walls. they escaped this may after one of the captive women broke through a storm door on that street and flagged down a neighbor. well, today the monster who did this, ariel castro, was sentenced to life in priso
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. it's a ghastly story, more ghastly than most can imagine. three women kept captive in the dark for over a decade, again and again raped, chained to walls. they escaped this may after one of the captive women broke through a storm door on that street and flagged down a neighbor. well, today the monster who did this, ariel castro, was sentenced to life in priso
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and so i think a lot of voters have just had it with washington as usual. and there is no one really who demonstrates washington as usual as much as mitch mcconnell. the fact that his own campaign manager can't get excited about him is really a symptom rather than a cause of where his troubles are going to be. >> sam stein, you are mitch mcconnell. i know this is a stretch for you. but i want you to put yourself into his mind and body. must you now fire this guy? >> no. you can't fire this guy. part of the reason that jesse benton was brought over to run the mitch mcconnell campaign was to give him the type of cache with the rand paul, ron paul crowd. he's ron paul's son-in-law. this is not someone you can easily toss to the side and dismiss because you risk offending a great swath of primary republican voters. thing is the most damaging thing to ever happen in politics. i'm not going to blow it out of proportion. but it is damaging to the extent that matt bevin, the tea party challenger can now just turn around and say hey, listen, each conservatives on mc
and so i think a lot of voters have just had it with washington as usual. and there is no one really who demonstrates washington as usual as much as mitch mcconnell. the fact that his own campaign manager can't get excited about him is really a symptom rather than a cause of where his troubles are going to be. >> sam stein, you are mitch mcconnell. i know this is a stretch for you. but i want you to put yourself into his mind and body. must you now fire this guy? >> no. you can't...
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and at number one, ladies and gentlemen, we have goats in washington. yes, you can insert your own joke here. 100 goats have arrived at the historic congressional cemetery. over the next week, they'll chomp down on poison ivy and some buds that are threatening trees and gravestones. so while the goats are taking a vacation from doing nothing -- [ screaming ] >> others on the hill actually working and getting something done. oh, i'm sorry, mr. speaker. what did you say? >> i'm on vacation! >> and that's today's summer break. his dad knows he's not. that's why dad got allstate accident forgiveness. it starts the day you sign up. [ female announcer ] with accident forgiveness from allstate, your rates won't go up just because of an accident, even if it's your fault. call 866-735-9100 now. kim and james are what you might call...overly protective. especially behind the wheel. nothing wrong with that. in fact, allstate gives them a bonus twice a year -- for being safe drivers. [ female announcer ] get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely.
and at number one, ladies and gentlemen, we have goats in washington. yes, you can insert your own joke here. 100 goats have arrived at the historic congressional cemetery. over the next week, they'll chomp down on poison ivy and some buds that are threatening trees and gravestones. so while the goats are taking a vacation from doing nothing -- [ screaming ] >> others on the hill actually working and getting something done. oh, i'm sorry, mr. speaker. what did you say? >> i'm on...
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joining us now, chief washington correspondent james rosen. a couple of -- first, your thoughts on the president's speech. also, what message this sends to the rebels on the ground that the u.s. is supporting syria. >> as you know, the obama administration has long refrained from engaging more forcefully in the two-plus year syrian civil war. and much to the chagrin of the syrian web else who shed blood to try to out the dictator, assad, who has now in the conflict used chemical weapons to such devastating effect. the rebels will not be pleased by this suspension of u.s. action. presidents like to portray themselves as the shapers of history. as -- as -- as shaping the forces around them. and in this case, what president obama has effective decline, and this requires no resourceful opinion, he has placed himself now in the role of witness to power. power he has invest medical the congress to decide u.s. action going forward. even show the president makes the claim that he has a legal standing to proceed without an authorization of force from c
joining us now, chief washington correspondent james rosen. a couple of -- first, your thoughts on the president's speech. also, what message this sends to the rebels on the ground that the u.s. is supporting syria. >> as you know, the obama administration has long refrained from engaging more forcefully in the two-plus year syrian civil war. and much to the chagrin of the syrian web else who shed blood to try to out the dictator, assad, who has now in the conflict used chemical weapons...
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this has all been going on outside of washington. this is the outside game on this issue. as congress and all the beltway pressure groups and special interests fight out the inside game, this is what's happening outside. but now in that outside game, there is a bit of a new frontier. nine young people putting themselves on the line, literally putting themselves on the border line. these are kids who were born in mexico but who came to the u.s. illegally when they were little kids with their parents. the nine of them in protest met in mexico a few weeks ago, and then they came to the border on the mexican side heading into the u.s. and at the border they asked to re-enter this country. at the pedestrian cross in nogales. they call themselves the dream nine. this kind of dare, this kind of direct action and peaceful confrontation, it's controversial, even among the staunchest advocates of immigration reform. does this sort of confrontation help win the argument? and whether or not it helps win the immediate argument, does it help you win the long-term fight? and whether or n
this has all been going on outside of washington. this is the outside game on this issue. as congress and all the beltway pressure groups and special interests fight out the inside game, this is what's happening outside. but now in that outside game, there is a bit of a new frontier. nine young people putting themselves on the line, literally putting themselves on the border line. these are kids who were born in mexico but who came to the u.s. illegally when they were little kids with their...
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amber alerts in four states, california, oregon and washington and nevada. there was a cluster of possible car sight is on wednesday in northern california and in oregon but so far nothing has been confirmed by investigators. at this point, they are asking everyone to still keep an eye out for dimaggio's blue nissan versa and warning people not to approach the car because of the concern over those explosives. robert? thomas? >> such a bizarre story there. thank you. appreciate it. >>> here is a look at the stories topping the news now. >>> firefighters struggling to contain a wildfire. it has charred 14,000 acres and destroyed more than two dozen homes. >>> documents obtained by "usa today" saying george zimmerman has tried to order a bullet-proof vest while out on bond on the trayvon martin shooting. >>> new report from the cdc confirming a colorado man who died from west nile last year got that virus through a blood tran fusion. the patient was being treated for cancer when he was injected. >>> heavy rains trig.ing mist and southeast. two people dead, a wo
amber alerts in four states, california, oregon and washington and nevada. there was a cluster of possible car sight is on wednesday in northern california and in oregon but so far nothing has been confirmed by investigators. at this point, they are asking everyone to still keep an eye out for dimaggio's blue nissan versa and warning people not to approach the car because of the concern over those explosives. robert? thomas? >> such a bizarre story there. thank you. appreciate it....
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in washington if you need a friend get a dog. if you need same friend, apparently the president said get a second dog. we'll see you in a minute. vo: two years of grad school. 20 years with the company. thousands of presentations. and one hard earned partnership. it took a lot of work to get this far. so now i'm supposed to take a back seat when it comes to my investments? there's zero chance of that happening. avo: when you work with a schwab financial consultant, you'll get the guidance you need with the control you want. talk to us today. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today, like our 24/7 support and service, because at liberty mutual insurance, we believe our customers do their best out there in the world, so we do everything
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and "the washington post," ezra klein. robert reisch, we're at that time on the calendar again where september 30th we come to the point where we have to come up with a type of legislation to continue funding the government, followed quickly by an increase in the debt ceiling. and of course, as usual, the republican threats are flying. >> well, yes, lawrence, this whale of a fight. it is interesting to conceive of john boehner having a whale of a fight with a president that is not going to negotiate. it is like shadow boxing. and who are you actually going to fight with when the president is not going to negotiate? and the president is actually right in not negotiating. bond markets are already going to be roiled by the feds tapering off the quantitative easing, if you want a chance on that on the federal debt, we'll see the bond markets go crazy, wall street will go crazy, all the republican patriots will come down hard on them as they did the last time. >> i want to play what jay carney said about negotiating on the debt
and "the washington post," ezra klein. robert reisch, we're at that time on the calendar again where september 30th we come to the point where we have to come up with a type of legislation to continue funding the government, followed quickly by an increase in the debt ceiling. and of course, as usual, the republican threats are flying. >> well, yes, lawrence, this whale of a fight. it is interesting to conceive of john boehner having a whale of a fight with a president that is...
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we have here in washington identified aqap as a particularly dangerous threat for some time now, a number of years. as you know from this very podium, john brennan, the cia director and the president's counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, spoke specifically about the rising threat from aqap. that's something we've seen in some of the foiled attempts that aqap has been engaged in. and it is -- has been a focus of attention of our national security apparatus for some time. >> again, we're listening as jay carney answers several questions on this latest terror threat as more embassies remain closed throughout the week in parts of the middle east as well as africa. we'll keep you up to date on the latest information as it is updated. meanwhile, the other story far from what we're discussing today but still certainly part of the conversation, the story regarding -- well, still ahead, we're going to take a look at the politics of the terror threat. our first read team says, quote, it was interesting to watch the weekend chatter and see many members of congress and others use the terr
we have here in washington identified aqap as a particularly dangerous threat for some time now, a number of years. as you know from this very podium, john brennan, the cia director and the president's counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, spoke specifically about the rising threat from aqap. that's something we've seen in some of the foiled attempts that aqap has been engaged in. and it is -- has been a focus of attention of our national security apparatus for some time. >>...
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, stick with what's in washington now. i don't think we need more washington experience. we need a different kind of experience in washington. >> with me now, new jersey congressman frank pallone. good morning. let me start off -- a bit a satellite delay, so i'll get this first question in. you got a tough weekend ahead. how do you catch up? >> i think it's going to be an election with a very low voter turnout. we have a great field operation. we're knocking on doors with volunteers. i think the message has gotten out that i'm the experienced candidate who gets things done. i've been supported by the lautenberg family. i think a lot of the people are paying close attention to the issues. i don't think the polls are really meaningful at this point. >> it's got to be a tough thing to say you're the experienced candidate when the place you work, congress, is so unpopular these days. do you -- how do you -- when a voter brings that up, what do you say to them? >> well, i think democratic voters really believe that the democrat
, stick with what's in washington now. i don't think we need more washington experience. we need a different kind of experience in washington. >> with me now, new jersey congressman frank pallone. good morning. let me start off -- a bit a satellite delay, so i'll get this first question in. you got a tough weekend ahead. how do you catch up? >> i think it's going to be an election with a very low voter turnout. we have a great field operation. we're knocking on doors with...
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economy is getting better and i want to do hors to help the middle class but, man, a tough climate in washington to get things done these days. >> i want you both to hold on. i want to bring in a democrat from south carolina. james clyburn. good to see you. good morning. >> thank you for having me. good morning. >> i know you've been listening to the conversation susan page talking about how tough the climate is the president going to face when he gets back from martha's vineyard. how tough it is? >> it is pretty tough. we are -- seem to have a disconnect between the house and the senate. there seems to be a disconnect between the congress and the american people. and there seems to be some skisisms within the republican party itself. speaker boehner is having tremendous difficult to try to coalesce around any kind of legislation that will satisfy the majority of the people within this caucus. so that makes it very, very hard to get anything done. before we can think about all of the things that we have to do going forward, the budget and what the president is proposing, the national security is
economy is getting better and i want to do hors to help the middle class but, man, a tough climate in washington to get things done these days. >> i want you both to hold on. i want to bring in a democrat from south carolina. james clyburn. good to see you. good morning. >> thank you for having me. good morning. >> i know you've been listening to the conversation susan page talking about how tough the climate is the president going to face when he gets back from martha's...
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. >> the sort of cocktail chatter wisdom in washington that the shutdown was a political disaster for the republicans is not borne out by the data. >> over the objections of the colleagues, tea party leader mike lee is leading a petition to refuse to fund obama care. the man whose strategist mark mckinnan called the republican barack obama is seeing the party rise on a party he was bent to tear apart. when asked if he supported mitch mcconnell, cruz replied that is a decision for the people of kentucky to make. he may be alienating people in washington, but that makes you more popular on the right, and that is the sarah palin barracuda brigade. in this report, cruz is called on cruise control. he wants to shut down the departments of commerce, education and energy and private social security which he has called a ponzi scheme. if that is not sounding like somebody who is short on prag pragmati pragmatism, it should. he is going to be meet with social conservative leaders and return for a third visit in october, and far from marginalizing him, cruz's anti-everything has vaulted him to
. >> the sort of cocktail chatter wisdom in washington that the shutdown was a political disaster for the republicans is not borne out by the data. >> over the objections of the colleagues, tea party leader mike lee is leading a petition to refuse to fund obama care. the man whose strategist mark mckinnan called the republican barack obama is seeing the party rise on a party he was bent to tear apart. when asked if he supported mitch mcconnell, cruz replied that is a decision for...
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i realize there are plenty of people inside washington who think that the world revolves around washington. it doesn't. there's a lot of good work being done in states across the country. and i think one of the advantages of being a governor is we get to focus on the issues that really matter most to people. we're not measured based on the quality of the speech we give or rhetoric. we're measured based on six things like are we putting people to work, improving schools, are we being good stewards of the taxpayers' money. that's where we tend to focus regardless of what is happening in washington. >> you're not judged on how many times you can vote to defund the affordable care act. governor jack markell, thank you sir. >> we'll be right back to clear the air. "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country
i realize there are plenty of people inside washington who think that the world revolves around washington. it doesn't. there's a lot of good work being done in states across the country. and i think one of the advantages of being a governor is we get to focus on the issues that really matter most to people. we're not measured based on the quality of the speech we give or rhetoric. we're measured based on six things like are we putting people to work, improving schools, are we being good...
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this is how things work in washington. it reaches this critical mass where the white house is going to have to do something. i think jackie's point about the vote last week in the house, it struck me, it took me by surprise and took people in the house by surprise that it got so close to passing, jim sensenbrenner who is one of the original sponsors of the patriot act voted for this bill that would restrict phone surveillance. we talked about rand paul, people dismiss rand paul, they do so at their own peril. there's a growing strain in this country that don't -- >> if they don't sign on to it they will have a problem signing it as a credible alternative. those two are key. if the president can't work with them. >> i'll plug my home state. fancy farms a great event in kentucky. you can watch it on c-span. my friend chris will do. check it out. allison grimes will be there. >> one of the great political events you can find anywhere in the country. >> what can i possibly plug? in play yesterday on post tv. it's great. >> i c
this is how things work in washington. it reaches this critical mass where the white house is going to have to do something. i think jackie's point about the vote last week in the house, it struck me, it took me by surprise and took people in the house by surprise that it got so close to passing, jim sensenbrenner who is one of the original sponsors of the patriot act voted for this bill that would restrict phone surveillance. we talked about rand paul, people dismiss rand paul, they do so at...
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the washington post -- the dean of washington political reporters is out with his new book about the campaign. called "collision 2012, obama versus romney and the future of elections in america." the pendulum is swinging in the republican party now. will they try another establishment type like romney or dole or mccain or christie or jeb bush, or will the party go for one of its tea party heroes like rand paul? here with me now is the author of the great book "collision 2016." dan, let's talk about what you call the subterranean campaign of 2012 and what it offers us in the future. >> we think of the campaign as the campaign we all cover all the time. everything we talk about, every utterance, every gaffe, every debate, every movement. and that's part of politics and in many ways the interesting and enjoyable part of politics, but it's not necessarily the decisive part of politics. there are important and underlying powerful forces that affect every campaign. in 2012, one was the economy. would it be just good enough to allow president obama to win re-election or bad enough to deny r
the washington post -- the dean of washington political reporters is out with his new book about the campaign. called "collision 2012, obama versus romney and the future of elections in america." the pendulum is swinging in the republican party now. will they try another establishment type like romney or dole or mccain or christie or jeb bush, or will the party go for one of its tea party heroes like rand paul? here with me now is the author of the great book "collision...
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they come from districts with voters who sent them to washington to stop things. repeal obama care. stop spending. cut the spending. do the sequester. so for a lot of those folks, going home an saying, look i voted 40 times to repeal obama care, that works just fine. but in sort of the reality based community, the rest of the country that wants something done, it is not going to be -- it is not good and for those members of congress and those in the senate in purple districts and purple states, they are the ones who will have a lot to answer for. >> i think that's right. and perry, let's talk about kentucky. i know you were at fancy farm yesterday. and this is sort of an interesting race here because wove got mitch mcconnell has a tea party challenger, so he has kind of got this -- he has it satisfy the far right. knowing then he will have a democratic challenger and one of the things to the point, jonathan is making, how are we going to -- mitch mcconnell while trying to negotiate those d dynamics, he also got things in line in the debt ceiling last fall. i don't think we can count
they come from districts with voters who sent them to washington to stop things. repeal obama care. stop spending. cut the spending. do the sequester. so for a lot of those folks, going home an saying, look i voted 40 times to repeal obama care, that works just fine. but in sort of the reality based community, the rest of the country that wants something done, it is not going to be -- it is not good and for those members of congress and those in the senate in purple districts and purple states,...
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. >> joining me now, washington post reporter dan balz, author of the book, "collision 2012" and the author of future elections in american. it is not going to get much better for rand paul if he is not going to talk about what it means for the republican party. does he talk about ending all aid of any kind, the posturing that republicans have held for years and other elements of the party. and so you see him there kind of unable to deal with john harwood's questions and asking to go in the direction that i think personally will not help him either. >> well, the problem that he has got. he certainly has support in the tea party faction, lawrence, and that is not insignificant in the republican party of 2013 and heading toward 2016. but as you point out, there are a lot of views he has which are well out of sort of the mainstream in the republican party. and the longer it goes on with those positions, the harder it will be to consolidate and gain support within the republican party that is capable of winning the nomination. >> well you know what? i have time to think about it. i have
. >> joining me now, washington post reporter dan balz, author of the book, "collision 2012" and the author of future elections in american. it is not going to get much better for rand paul if he is not going to talk about what it means for the republican party. does he talk about ending all aid of any kind, the posturing that republicans have held for years and other elements of the party. and so you see him there kind of unable to deal with john harwood's questions and asking...
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. >> joining me, steve clemens, washington editor at large. we have predictions from john mccain, saying now is the time to fundamentally rethink our relationship with russia. lindsey graham, something similar. but this is not coming from the republican side of the aisle. chuck schumer says that russia has stabbed us in the back. and each day that mr. snowden is allowed to roam free is another twist of the knife. given russia's decision today, the president should recommend moving the g-20 summit. now steve, that is very harsh language coming from a liberal democratic senator and his reaction today. >> well, i think that we're going to see a number of reactions along those lines. but the fundamental reality is that russia is a member of the permanent five in the nations. it is a nation with a lot of nuclear weapons. it is a nation that has a significant share of oil and natural gas reserves. we have to continue to deal with russia, and russia will continue to be a consequenceal relationship. it is a nation we have to deal with. and i think tha
. >> joining me, steve clemens, washington editor at large. we have predictions from john mccain, saying now is the time to fundamentally rethink our relationship with russia. lindsey graham, something similar. but this is not coming from the republican side of the aisle. chuck schumer says that russia has stabbed us in the back. and each day that mr. snowden is allowed to roam free is another twist of the knife. given russia's decision today, the president should recommend moving the...
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i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. a dozen years ago this month, the united states of america received a sharp warning. bin laden. determined to strike in u.s. that message was delivered to the president directly. a month later this country was hit harder than at any time since pearl harbor. but without blaming george w. bush for failing to act sufficiently to that warning an of august 6th, 2001, should anyone blame this president and his people for acting in time this time? joining me tonight from cairo, nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel and with us from new york, msnbc terrorist analyst governor coleman. nbc is reporting now the interrogation behind the worldwide terrorist alert this week was an intercepted communication between the leader an of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and the leader of al qaeda central over in pakistan. the man who succeeded osama bin laden zawahiri. the two men reportedly agreed that they wanted to do something big. timed to the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan whi
i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. a dozen years ago this month, the united states of america received a sharp warning. bin laden. determined to strike in u.s. that message was delivered to the president directly. a month later this country was hit harder than at any time since pearl harbor. but without blaming george w. bush for failing to act sufficiently to that warning an of august 6th, 2001, should anyone blame this president and his people for acting in time...
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the latest from washington. >>> congress leaves town. one of its final acts before it leaves for recess. >>> the lawyer for julian assange. i will talk to him about edward snowden and whether the nsa leaker is safe. >>> it's a video that went shock viral. we'll tell you why it's significant. >>> it's high noon in the east. developing now new and alarming details on that worldwide travel alert issued by the state department. this comes after shutting down 22 u.s. embassy and consulates. it's unclear when they will reopen. the travel alert is in effect until next month. >> i'm quite concerned because i think there's going to be a big blow up pretty soon. i'm not sure what to anticipate because i don't know what the history is between the u.s. and this particular blow up in middle east. i'm thinking the u.s. is going to take pretty good care of us now. >> it always makes you nervous but you got to carry on. you just can't keep ongoing. you just got to go. it's the only way to get back there. >> the big question what potential threat would r
the latest from washington. >>> congress leaves town. one of its final acts before it leaves for recess. >>> the lawyer for julian assange. i will talk to him about edward snowden and whether the nsa leaker is safe. >>> it's a video that went shock viral. we'll tell you why it's significant. >>> it's high noon in the east. developing now new and alarming details on that worldwide travel alert issued by the state department. this comes after shutting down 22...
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and so i think a lot of voters have justhood it with washington as usual. there's no one who demonstrates that as much as mitch mcconned. the fact that his own campaign manager can't get excited is a symptom rather than a cause. >> sam stein, usual mitch mcconnell, i want you to put yourself into his mind and body. must you now fire this guy? >> uh, no, you can't fire this guy. part of the reason that jesse benton was brought over was to give him the type of cachet with rand and ron paul? as you mentioned his's ron paul's son-in-law. so you cannot just ease will i toss him aside. it is damaging to the extent that matt biven cannot just turn around and say, listen, even conservatives, even the -- on own campaign admit they have to hold their nose to work for the guy, so why not vote for the true conservative? that's where it becomes damages. >>> what are you hoping for? doubt mcconnell to survive a primary process, or do you want the tea party candidate to be victorious? >> i think there are pros an cons for both for sure. certainly mitch mcconnell is a know
and so i think a lot of voters have justhood it with washington as usual. there's no one who demonstrates that as much as mitch mcconned. the fact that his own campaign manager can't get excited is a symptom rather than a cause. >> sam stein, usual mitch mcconnell, i want you to put yourself into his mind and body. must you now fire this guy? >> uh, no, you can't fire this guy. part of the reason that jesse benton was brought over was to give him the type of cachet with rand and ron...
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this week, angelico washington to angelico been gearan. conversation with historian and author patricia pretty -- brady. next, we will sit down with washington post chief correspondent dan balz to talk about his latest book and the events of the 2012 election. after that, the u.s. senate race in kentucky. colorado governor john hickenlooper joins us from milwuakie for the national governors' association is holding its annual summer meeting. he will talk about the agenda and state issues. we will also take your calls, e- mails, and ♪ host: good morning in what is being described as a specific and incredible threat, a global travel alert for americans has been issued. this is the first time it has been issued since the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. security has been heightened this weekend. authorities do not have a date, timing, or part of, which is why these warnings have been issued. we are going to begin on the latest with this story.
this week, angelico washington to angelico been gearan. conversation with historian and author patricia pretty -- brady. next, we will sit down with washington post chief correspondent dan balz to talk about his latest book and the events of the 2012 election. after that, the u.s. senate race in kentucky. colorado governor john hickenlooper joins us from milwuakie for the national governors' association is holding its annual summer meeting. he will talk about the agenda and state issues. we...
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i'll be on the airplane tonight on the red eye, i'll be in washington tomorrow morning, call us back president. you come and tell us why we ought to go to war. >> so congressman garamendi, very clear here, if the president calls for action before you come back or any other representative comes back, it will be a mistake in your view? >> well, that's the kind word, mistake. it's more than a mistake. the constitution's clear here. only in an imminent threat under the war powers act does the president have the authority to go to war. otherwise, you have to come to congress and listen, you drop missiles into some country, that's an act of war under any definition. >> all right. admiral sestak, do you agree with that? if we send 200 cruise missiles into syria, is that an act of war or an international retaliation trying to right a wrong? another question i want you to address, joe, how can we launch 200 cruise missiles and that's the number being tossed around and not kill innocent people? are we that good? >> you know, i have great respect for the congressman's opinion. when i was in con
i'll be on the airplane tonight on the red eye, i'll be in washington tomorrow morning, call us back president. you come and tell us why we ought to go to war. >> so congressman garamendi, very clear here, if the president calls for action before you come back or any other representative comes back, it will be a mistake in your view? >> well, that's the kind word, mistake. it's more than a mistake. the constitution's clear here. only in an imminent threat under the war powers act...
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washington's tied up and in gridlock. the president, it's a little hard to get people as worked up and as scared, perhaps, as they were a few years ago, but hillary scares the heck out of them, so they want to raise her profile at a time that hillary really doesn't want to do so. >> yes. >> they're trying to draw her in and draw her down. and the clintons have a great sense of timing. they know this is a four-year campaign. this is way too early for hillary to be this controversial, this exposed. she wants to go around the country, give a lot of speeches, make a lot of money without too much spotlight and wait for the right time and work on building her base by helping other people get elected in the states between now and 2014. >> so smart. the animated attack on hillary against the unanimated hillary because she's staying out of the spotlight for a good reason. you can't run for three years. anyway, rnc chair reince priebus, a favorite of this show, says he doesn't expect nbc or cnn to back down on their planned product
washington's tied up and in gridlock. the president, it's a little hard to get people as worked up and as scared, perhaps, as they were a few years ago, but hillary scares the heck out of them, so they want to raise her profile at a time that hillary really doesn't want to do so. >> yes. >> they're trying to draw her in and draw her down. and the clintons have a great sense of timing. they know this is a four-year campaign. this is way too early for hillary to be this controversial,...
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you are talking about the home of madison and washington and so forth. and new york. the constitution was almost defeated. so they had to make sure if they were going to get the other states to ratify when they presented them with the constitution it would empower the states, it would ensure that the states retain their sovereignty. it would ensure that the central government had specific powers, limited powers and the final thing they had to do because the states were proposing changes to the constitution. and they didn't want to have another convention was they agreed when the first congress met, they would propose amendments to further limit the federal government vis-a-vis the individual and the individual's liberty. this provision in the constitution, article 5, is very, very important. it is the only way we have today that i am aware of and if somebody has a different idea they ought to put it on the table for the american people in a civil, legal, constitutional, thoughtful way to work with their state legislatures over time. not tomorrow. to begin the process
you are talking about the home of madison and washington and so forth. and new york. the constitution was almost defeated. so they had to make sure if they were going to get the other states to ratify when they presented them with the constitution it would empower the states, it would ensure that the states retain their sovereignty. it would ensure that the central government had specific powers, limited powers and the final thing they had to do because the states were proposing changes to the...
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joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat from washington. and melissa harris-perry, host of the melissa harris-perry show here on msnbc. first, thank you both for joining me. >> yes, thanks. >> good to be here. >> congressman, i'm up in arms about this. you went to medical school. how do you diagnosis this obama care obsession among republicans? >> well, it reflects a moral implosion. there is nothing left of their morality. they want to take away benefits which are already in place from obama care, which have been going on, putting your kids on until age 26. no more -- guaranteed issue. no more keeping people off because they have some preexisting condition. all of those things, they want to take away from people. they want to make it worse. and then they turn around, and they're talking now about this whole business of repealing it totally with absolutely no alternative. they've been here 16 years out of the last 18 years. we have never seen or taken a vote on a republican alternative. they are bankrupt. >> never took a vote on an alternat
joining me now is congressman jim mcdermott, democrat from washington. and melissa harris-perry, host of the melissa harris-perry show here on msnbc. first, thank you both for joining me. >> yes, thanks. >> good to be here. >> congressman, i'm up in arms about this. you went to medical school. how do you diagnosis this obama care obsession among republicans? >> well, it reflects a moral implosion. there is nothing left of their morality. they want to take away benefits...
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we're going to get the latest from the federal courthouse here in washington, d.c. and cory booker cruising to the democratic nomination for u.s. senate in new jersey. just 9% of the state turned out to vote. that's right. single digits. but actually beat some expectations. we will crunch the numbers. >> good morning from minnesota's largest county fair. today is wednesday, august 14th, 2013. now, here's "the daily rundown." >> the 4-h group from minnesota. remember, head to rundown.msnbc.com. august is a good month to do it. we want to get to this morning's breaking news. chaotic scenes across cairo after security forces backed by bulldozers and helicopters launched raids to clear thousands of supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi from protest camps. egyptian police and soldiers used tear gas to break up the camps. while morsi supporters have fought back with stones. they've set up barricades in the streets. government buildings and police stations have been set on fire there. the heaviest fighting is largely in the capital. clashes have broke out in other c
we're going to get the latest from the federal courthouse here in washington, d.c. and cory booker cruising to the democratic nomination for u.s. senate in new jersey. just 9% of the state turned out to vote. that's right. single digits. but actually beat some expectations. we will crunch the numbers. >> good morning from minnesota's largest county fair. today is wednesday, august 14th, 2013. now, here's "the daily rundown." >> the 4-h group from minnesota. remember, head...